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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/22/AR2005072201941.html
Rice Hails "New Lebanon," Scolds Syria
(Washington Post) Glenn Kessler - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Beirut Friday to bolster the first government formed after Syrian forces departed this spring. She warned Syria to stop interfering in Lebanese politics and demanded that it end a border tightening that threatens to hurt Lebanon's fragile economy. She reiterated that the U.S. has no intention of dealing with representatives of Hizballah, the pro-Syrian Shiite Muslim terrorist group that won 14 seats in parliament.